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Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-25-22, 02:13 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,953
Posted By giemsa

Haha I don't have the time so it seems like...

Haha I don't have the time so it seems like something for my local bike advocacy group to do then. Regardless of the exact reasons (possibilities discussed above), it seems like all the cities in San...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-24-22, 10:05 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,953
Posted By giemsa

Thanks, I checked it out and there are some...

Thanks, I checked it out and there are some whimsical sections in there. I didn't see much about pensions but there seemed to be two main relevant sections: 1. placing red light cameras at...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-24-22, 03:07 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,953
Posted By giemsa

Yeah I have no problem with ticketing those clubs...

Yeah I have no problem with ticketing those clubs doing 30 mph but shaking me down for a 2 mph slow roll is just a ************* thing to do. Like when my colleague got a ticket for unbuckling her...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-24-22, 03:10 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,953
Posted By giemsa

I'm a resident and my 2 mph slow roll has never...

I'm a resident and my 2 mph slow roll has never been a problem for any car or cop in >10 years. We have some weak evidence that city politicians and police are trying to raise more money and maybe 3...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-24-22, 02:03 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,953
Posted By giemsa

Thanks, what were the FOIA requests for...

Thanks, what were the FOIA requests for specifically? You have to know that the document exists first, and then you have to know the type of information on the document right?

In the links I...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-23-22, 10:35 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,953
Posted By giemsa

Thanks, how did you run the advocacy to end it? ...

Thanks, how did you run the advocacy to end it?


Turns out I just found this article dated May 25, 2022 entitled "City of San Mateo exploring tax increases: Higher property transfer and sales...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-23-22, 05:32 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,953
Posted By giemsa

I began on this path by noticing that for the...

I began on this path by noticing that for the first time in >10 years the police in my area called and mailed me asking for donations, and almost simultaneously they began enforcing fines they'd...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-23-22, 12:20 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,953
Posted By giemsa

If it’s a ticky tack first time offense and the...

If it’s a ticky tack first time offense and the officer gives you a warning, it’s about safety. If they give you a fine, it’s about revenue. The two groups that gain the most from the veto are cities...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-22-22, 10:49 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,953
Posted By giemsa

A city in San Mateo county Wow, my...

A city in San Mateo county



Wow, my trust in my local police went from an 8/10 to 1/10. An uncle of mine was visiting Moscow and a Russian police officer told him to give him all his cash or...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-22-22, 05:03 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,953
Posted By giemsa

Hmm that's a good question, I recall they said...

Hmm that's a good question, I recall they said they were calling from the [city] police department but I don't know who the donations would actually be made out to. In the calls I don't recall the...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-22-22, 04:59 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,017
Posted By giemsa

Yep, I've registered mine under the paranoid...

Yep, I've registered mine under the paranoid fever dream that someone might claim my bike is actually theirs. Over the years I've known a couple dozen people who've had their expensive bikes stolen,...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-22-22, 04:41 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,953
Posted By giemsa

New enforcement in California?

Anyone else in California notice that they're getting fined where they didn't before? I got my first ever not-full-stopping-at-a-stop-sign fine ever in >10 years of regularly biking in this city. I...
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